On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 9:36 AM, Bob Lounsbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 4:43 AM, Christopher Stowasser > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I sorry, but I don't understand your answer completely. I want to give my >> equations numbers, i.e. from (1.1), (1.2),.....to (3.3.) f. ex.. Is that the >> purpose of the label function? If not, what function doe that? >> >> To the first part of your answer. The equations I want to label are centered >> and stand alone in their row. I centered them after writing them by using >> the "paragraph settings". >> >> To your answer Bob: I am using a mac book with Mach OS X version 10.5.3. >> The version of LyX I am using is LyX/Mac 1.5.5. >> >> Thank you again very much for your help. >> >> Greetings, >> Chris >> > > Ok. I understand now. You're just not using the program correctly :-}. > > Math equations are not adjusted with 'paragraph settings'. There are > two types of equations in LyX: Inline and Display. Inline is an > equation that is inline with text and Display is an equation centered > on its own line. > > To access the two types use: Insert->Math->Inline Formula or Display > Formula. Alternatively, you can use Command->M for Inline formula and > Command+shift->M for Display formula on MacOSX. > > You may also want to take some time to read through some of the > documentation available in the Help menu. For instance: Help->User's > Guide Chapter 5 or Help->Math. These issues are explained there. > > Cheers, > /Bob >
Oops, I forgot to add that Inline formula cannot be labeled whereas Display formula can. This is why the Label button is grayed out because you've inserted Inline formula not Display formula. Cheers, /Bob
